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Household of William Kay (born 1840, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leeds, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), England

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

William Kay and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Kay, born in 1840 in Masham, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Kay, born in 1829 in Bury, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; John S (born 1861 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Thomas (born 1863 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Ann (born 1864 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Gabriel (born 1867 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England) and Mary E (born 1875 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England).


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William Kay's household

Male

William

Kay

Head
Female

Mary

Kay

Wife
Male

John S

Horner

Son
Male

Thomas

Kay

Son
Female

Ann

Kay

Daughter
Male

Gabriel

Kay

Son
Female

Mary E

Kay

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Kay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Masham, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Kay

Head

Married

41

1840

Masham, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Kay

Wife

Married

52

1829

Bury, Lancashire, England

John S

Horner

Son

Single

20

1861

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Kay

Son

Single

18

1863

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Ann

Kay

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Gabriel

Kay

Son

Single

14

1867

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Mary E

Kay

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

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